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Pewność i Możliwość - Likelihood

Poznaj angielskie idiomy dotyczące prawdopodobieństwa na przykładach takich jak 'na wszelki wypadek' i 'być w kartach'.

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English idioms related to Certainty & Possibility
to [lie] in wait

(of something bad) to be about to happen to one

Ex: If you skip the backup, trouble will lie in wait the day your laptop fails.
on the off chance

used to refer to the possibility of something happening or being true

Ex: I kept the receipt on the off chance we needed to return it.
safe bet
safe bet
[Rzeczownik]

‌a thing that is extremely likely to be true or happen

pewny zakład, bezpieczna inwestycja

pewny zakład, bezpieczna inwestycja

Ex: After that interview , she felt the job offer was a safe bet.

Wybieranie klasycznego czarnego garnituru to pewny zakład na formalną imprezę.

to [be] in the cards

to have a high chance of happening or being true

Ex: If the talks go well, a peace agreement could be in the cards by next month.
down to earth

according to what is real or can be done

Ex: His down-to-earth estimate saved us from promising too much.
[be] in line for {sth}

to be very close or likely to achieve something, particularly something very good or desirable

Ex: The company is in line for a major contract if it passes the final review.
fat chance
fat chance
[Rzeczownik]

used to say that one doubts that something can ever happen or be true

zapomnij, nie ma mowy

zapomnij, nie ma mowy

Ex: Fat chance that they 'll admit the mistake now .

Małe szanse, że przyzna, że się mylił; jest zbyt uparty.

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